This clue appeared in the NYT Crossword on Thursday, May 7, 2026 (53 Down), the NYT Crossword on Friday, February 6, 2026 (24 Down), the NYT Crossword on Monday, December 22, 2025 (4 Down). The answer is hidden below until you want it. Thursday puzzles often have a trick, such as a rebus (several letters in one square) or answers that bend the rules.
NYT Crossword, May 7, 2026, 53 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
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A _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ E
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ADZE as a word: A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood; To shape a material using an adze.
ADZE has been an answer 3 times in the NYT Crossword and Mini since December 22, 2025.
NYT Crossword, February 6, 2026, 24 Down
Answer length: 5 squares
First letter
L _ _ _ _
First and last letters
L _ _ _ E
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LATHE as a word: (tools, metalworking, woodworking) A machine tool used to shape a piece of material, or workpiece, by rotating the workpiece against a cutting tool; To shape with a lathe.
LATHE has been an answer once in the NYT Crossword and Mini puzzles we have on file, which go back to October 23, 2025.
NYT Crossword, December 22, 2025, 4 Down
Answer length: 4 squares
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A _ _ _
First and last letters
A _ _ E
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